A faulty toilet flapper is one of the most common causes of a running or leaking toilet, wasting water and money. Knowing how it works and what causes it to fail can save you from unnecessary plumber ...

The seat disk predates the Korky flapper, so your toilet must be really old if it has a flush valve that uses one. It’s a flat rubber disk that fits over the valve opening, held in place by water ...

If your toilet will run randomly or if you have to tell people to jiggle the handle, you may have a bad flapper. Jenny went to Any Hour Services to learn how to fix a running toilet.

Q: My toilet will start running and then suddenly stop for no reason. It is keeping me up at night. What can I do? A: It sounds as if you either have a ghost inhabiting your bathroom, or you need to ...

John Henry/Journal-World Photo Go! Fix-It Chick Linda Cottin describes how to replace a leaking toilet stopper. Step 1: To replace your worn toilet tank flapper, begin by shutting off the water supply ...

Look under the lid of a toilet tank and you will most likely see a chain that is attached to a rubber flapper. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper up and the water in the tank runs down into ...